Product comparison · 2 gpus

GIGABYTE 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2 vs MSI NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3

Key differences

Graphics processor
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:GeForce 8400 GS
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolution
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:2560 x 1600 pixels
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card memory type
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:GDDR2
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:GDDR3
Data transfer rate
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:5 Gbit/s
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:32 Gbit/s
DVI ports quantity
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:1
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:2
DirectX version
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:10.1
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:10
OpenGL version
- 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2:2.1
- NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3:2.0

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Comparison of 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2, NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD
24 specifications	A GIGABYTE 8400 GS 256MB GDDR2 View product	B MSI NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD GeForce 8600 GTS GDDR3 Model NX8600GTS-T2D512EZ-HD View product
Processor2 differ
Graphics processorDiffers	GeForce 8400 GS	GeForce 8600 GTS
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card RAMDAC	400 MHz	400 MHz
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	675 MHz
Memory2 differ
Graphics card memory typeDiffers	GDDR2	GDDR3
Memory bus	128 bit	128 bit
Data transfer rateDiffers	5 Gbit/s	32 Gbit/s
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2000 MHz
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Interface typeKnown for one	PCI Express 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Dual VGAKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TV-out	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Video inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	10
Shader model version	4.0	4.0
OpenGL versionDiffers	2.1	2.0
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Full HDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Texture Fill Rate (TFR)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 GTexel/s
Other featuresidentical
Mac compatibility	No	No
HDMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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